Kirsten Nielsdatter

Brief Life History of Kirsten

When Kirsten Nielsdatter was born on 4 November 1828, in Sigersted, Ringsted, Denmark, her father, Niels Jeppesen, was 40 and her mother, Maria Rasmusdatter, was 44. She married Jens Christensen on 9 February 1858, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Sigersted, Ringsted, Sorø, Denmark for about 6 years. She died on 8 February 1871, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Christiansen
1830–1917
Kirsten Nielsdatter
1828–1871
Marriage: 18 January 1864
Albertina Christensen
1865–1942
Annie Cecelia Christensen
1869–1938
Christensen
1871–1871

Sources (34)

  • Christena Christianson in household of Jas Christianson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • 1871 Anna Kirsten Jeppesen Christensen, "Find A Grave Index" Record showing birth and death
  • Kistine Jeppsen Christensen, "BillionGraves Index" showing death

World Events (8)

1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

form of Christine , now also well established in the English-speaking world. A well-known bearer of the name was the Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad ( 1895–1962 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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History

Birth: Jun. 8, 1820, Denmark Death: Jun. 28, 1896 Mantua Box Elder County Utah, USA Born in Sigersted, Soro, Denmark. Jeppesen, Rasmus Nielson Armon Jensen. "Rasmus Nielsen Jeppesen Jensen, 1820–18 …

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